Montrose, February 21, 2012

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Stephanie

Today, the third graders began research for their famous American’s project. We began searching in One Search. Students found pictures of the person they chose for their research project as well as information about their person’s life and what made him/her famous. Some researched Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, Cesar Chavez, and many other Americans that helped to shape our country. Students also did some research using Sweet Search.

Ms. Bond’s class finished their recordings in Story Kit. Below are some of their stories.

Click here.

Ward February 16, 2012

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Stephanie

Today Mrs. Smith’s third grade class began making multiplication stories. First, students worked in partners and plotted out their stories. They worked with manipulatives and came up with a story frame by frame. Next, students created their stories using Pixie. They drew their stories or used the stickers that Pixie provides.

Fair Oaks, February 15, 2012

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Stephanie

The third graders in Ms. Patterson’s class learned how to use Keynote today. Students completed keynotes on simple machines. They filled in the missing parts based on their notes.

Montrose, February 14, 2012

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Stephanie

Today I met with some of Ms. Pushchak’s students to work on some issues with their projects. We talked about some of the issues they were having in iMovie. We also worked out some of the music issues and timing some of them were having.

Ms. Bond’s students began working with Story Kit on the iPads. Students began making an All About Me story.

Ms. Burris’ class began making presentations on famous Americans using the green screen effect in Photo Booth. We really stressed 21st Century Skills. Students were allowed to choose their own partners. They were also allowed to choose how they presented key information on the following people: Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, George Mason, and James Madison . Students could choose to set up an interview type format like the “Today Show” or go back in time to interview their Famous American. The choice was up to them.

Nuckols Farm, February 13, 2012

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Stephanie

Mrs. Markowitz and Mrs. Allen had their classes create Google Presentations today. The students created presentations on simple machines. Students worked together to make one slideshow. They did a fabulous job to get the job done!

(just click start presentation)

https://docs.google.com/a/henrico.k12.va.us/present/edit?id=dhfs9388_1ckbg47gp

Fair Oaks, February 1, 2012

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Stephanie

Today Ms. Warthan’s class did one of my favorite lessons. The students read the story “The Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack Keats and then we did the Snowy Day Activity. Students re-told the story and put themselves in the story as if they were Peter. Students had to draw something that may have happened in the story.

Nuckols Farm, January 26, 2012

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Stephanie

Today Mrs. Cooke’s students worked on money. Students sorted money in Pixie. They also used coins to buy items. We also practiced with a few websites. If you would like to use these in your kindergarten class, click on the link below.

Money

Mrs. McCrae’s students began learning about StoryKit on the iPads. I took a small group of students to begin making their own stories in StoryKit.

Mrs. Fisher’s and Ms. Washington’s fifth grade classes both used the proscopes to take pictures of the different types of rocks. Students also searched outside for examples of erosion and weathering. Once this was complete, students took these pictures and began creating a google presentation with other students in their group.

Montrose, January 23, 2012

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Stephanie

Mrs. Hufnell’s students created weather graphs today using Numbers. Students recorded the weather for several weeks. They then transfered their data into Numbers and had the program graph their weather for them to compare.

The kindergarteners in Mrs. Hass’and Ms. Studeney’s classes both worked on what clothes they would wear in winter using Pixie. They got a little help from the Berenstein Bears. If you would like to do the same activity in your classroom. Click on the link below. We also used the site what’s the weather? and bobinogs.

What to Wear in Winter